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thisavrou2016-03-17 12:29 pm
hyperkinesia) wrote in thisavrou2016-03-17 12:29 pm
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[ Bruce greets the camera with a cordial smile, there and gone, replaced with a somewhat tired and worried look. ]
Hi, Moira. Bruce Banner, for those of you who don't know me, and I'm the Chief Science Officer on board. In light of our current situation, I've been working on a number of devices to be placed on the surface of the planet, that once activated will link together and create a barrier around the planet. It will work as a kind of shield that would effectively make it impossible for any ship to dock on the planet, or for anyone to go down to the surface.
I've talked to the captains about this, and we're going ahead with the project. Needless to say that this is incredibly time-sensitive, and while so far everything's going smoothly and the results are promising, I could use as many people with the necessary knowledge involved in this as possible. Science officers on board are working exclusively on this right now, and I'm contacting a few people that I know have the knowledge necessary to help, but if anyone else thinks they have what it takes to join in, drop me a line.
This is a serious request. Don't waste my or anyone else's time, please.
[ Not that he thinks anyone would, but just covering his bases, in case there's some prankster or smartass on board. ]
I'll also need people to place the devices down on the surface of the planet. It's a fairly simple process so no need to have any kind of knowledge about how the machines were built or how they work, so long as you can handle the weight with relative care.
Another note— [ He pauses, presses his lips for a moment. ] Along with a holographic map of our journey, I've been putting together an information file about our current situation, to be delivered to all the new arrivals as they come in. Things I'd like to cover include: where we are, how or why we're here, who here can help them with certain fundamental needs, a rough overview of varying timelines and parallel universes, as well as a general overview of what's happened so far. I'm also planning to include the information regarding the Space 101 lesson that's held after each wave of new arrivals, to those that might need it. There's no guarantee everyone will read it, of course, but it might cut down on the number of people asking similar questions time and again.
Furthermore, I've put together a file about my condition. At this point about half the ship already knows about it, but I'm posting it on public domain and making it available for anyone to consult at any time. This document will also be attached to the main information file when sent to all the new arrivals. For anyone interested in reading it now, follow the link.
[ Attached to the message, follows said link. ]
If anyone wants to suggest any information they think important to add to the main information file, let me know here. As for my personal file, I wrote it because I don't think keeping it a secret is feasible anymore, and even if it were I think it's safer for everyone here to know what they're dealing with, and avoid potentially dangerous situations. I'm not going to write files on everyone on board or anything like that, don't worry.
[ He takes a deep breath, silent, shoulders lowering. ] That's it. Let me know if you have any questions about any of this.
[ And the feed cuts off. ]
(( ooc: details about the machines, how they work or how they're built will be handwaved on my end, since it's all technical gibberish and I don't have the necessary knowledge or the time/patience to go googling about it right now. SORRY. ))
Hi, Moira. Bruce Banner, for those of you who don't know me, and I'm the Chief Science Officer on board. In light of our current situation, I've been working on a number of devices to be placed on the surface of the planet, that once activated will link together and create a barrier around the planet. It will work as a kind of shield that would effectively make it impossible for any ship to dock on the planet, or for anyone to go down to the surface.
I've talked to the captains about this, and we're going ahead with the project. Needless to say that this is incredibly time-sensitive, and while so far everything's going smoothly and the results are promising, I could use as many people with the necessary knowledge involved in this as possible. Science officers on board are working exclusively on this right now, and I'm contacting a few people that I know have the knowledge necessary to help, but if anyone else thinks they have what it takes to join in, drop me a line.
This is a serious request. Don't waste my or anyone else's time, please.
[ Not that he thinks anyone would, but just covering his bases, in case there's some prankster or smartass on board. ]
I'll also need people to place the devices down on the surface of the planet. It's a fairly simple process so no need to have any kind of knowledge about how the machines were built or how they work, so long as you can handle the weight with relative care.
Another note— [ He pauses, presses his lips for a moment. ] Along with a holographic map of our journey, I've been putting together an information file about our current situation, to be delivered to all the new arrivals as they come in. Things I'd like to cover include: where we are, how or why we're here, who here can help them with certain fundamental needs, a rough overview of varying timelines and parallel universes, as well as a general overview of what's happened so far. I'm also planning to include the information regarding the Space 101 lesson that's held after each wave of new arrivals, to those that might need it. There's no guarantee everyone will read it, of course, but it might cut down on the number of people asking similar questions time and again.
Furthermore, I've put together a file about my condition. At this point about half the ship already knows about it, but I'm posting it on public domain and making it available for anyone to consult at any time. This document will also be attached to the main information file when sent to all the new arrivals. For anyone interested in reading it now, follow the link.
[ Attached to the message, follows said link. ]
If anyone wants to suggest any information they think important to add to the main information file, let me know here. As for my personal file, I wrote it because I don't think keeping it a secret is feasible anymore, and even if it were I think it's safer for everyone here to know what they're dealing with, and avoid potentially dangerous situations. I'm not going to write files on everyone on board or anything like that, don't worry.
[ He takes a deep breath, silent, shoulders lowering. ] That's it. Let me know if you have any questions about any of this.
[ And the feed cuts off. ]
(( ooc: details about the machines, how they work or how they're built will be handwaved on my end, since it's all technical gibberish and I don't have the necessary knowledge or the time/patience to go googling about it right now. SORRY. ))
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I'll see what I can get you. Good luck in the meantime.
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[some time later -- in the very early hours of the ship's morning -- a much-too-cheerful message comes up on Bruce's MID.]
Heads-up, Bruce, there are some video files coming your way. Sorry there won't be a chance to edit 'em down to the essentials, but some of it should be useful.
[followed by a series of recordings of museum displays and placards, transmitted directly to Bruce in the form of video messages. now and then a clip cuts off in a blur of hand-to-hand action, or the recording forgets to pause as the filmer runs from one room to another -- not to mention an audio track of shouts and smashing noises in the background, action carefully not captured on screen -- but a great deal of information does get through.]
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He moves the files from his MID to the system he has at the department, opening different holoscreens to check out some of those recordings. It does offer some decent amount of information, but Bruce can't help notice the agitation and overall mess going on in all the videos. ]
What... happened? Down on the planet— what's going on? [ Please tell him they're not getting involved in yet another conflict. ]
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..............it does click very belatedly that probably some context should have been provided for ambiguous video clips suggesting mayhem down on a volatile planet at nope-o'clock in the morning, but Bel had assumed it would all be over by the time Bruce saw the message. still, a moment's breathless pause by a display cabinet provides a chance for a brief answer.]
Just toppling a monument. Don't worry; no fires will be lit. I'll be back in touch as soon as everything's secured.
[filming a full-sized anatomical model of a whale jaw and its articulation even while speaking, pacing rapidly around the display case; the bone, proudly identified on the placard with time and date of "harvest", should be wherever the Cetans put their dead, not here. second thoughts are surfacing now, but dammit, the museum is an obscene murder-apologia and needs to go, and it's already started -- the only way out is to see it through.]
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[ Not only would they destroy the whole planet, they'd probably all die in the fire that would spread across the surface in record time. Or in a likely chain reaction of explosions.
Bruce isn't going to bother telling Bel not to do this, though. That wouldn't change anything. He focuses on getting all the data he can out of the shaky video, frown settled on his features as he watches the place being torn apart. He can't really find wrong in doing that; saying that the museum is morbid and obscene is putting it mildly, the mere knowledge that it existed had made him sick to the stomach.
He just hopes this won't evolve into an open conflict with the hunters, when the whole purpose of these devices was to solve things as peacefully as possible. Some degree of violence was to be expected, once they had to get around to finding a way to kick the hunters out of the planet, but starting now could make things escalate much more seriously and completely out of their control. ]